Friday’s Feathered Friends- Warblers

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For Mother’s Day and my birthday He-Man and I went to Ohio for several days of birding the Spring migration of Eastern birds. It was fantastic. I added 27 new birds to my life list most of which were Warblers.

Here are three that I have processed.

Magnolia Warbler, female
Black-throated Blue, male
Chestnut-sided Warbler, male.

My favorite Warbler seen was the Chestnut-sided. Isn’t he gorgeous.

I have thousands of images to cull and sort through so I’ll be dribbling out the images over the next several weeks.

It was a great trip. I hope I get an opportunity to return as there are Warblers, and other birds I still hope to see.

Have a great week-end everyone.

Nikon D850| Nikkor 500mm PF-e

more to come…

48 thoughts on “Friday’s Feathered Friends- Warblers”

  2. Wow, Deborah. These are outstanding images. I’ve found that warblers are difficult to photograph because they are always moving. You did an amazing job. I have never seen or photographed any of these birds. And Happy Birthday. I’m sorry that I forgot about it. May has been a crazy month.

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    1. Thank you so much, Robert! I waited, and waited and was rewarded sometimes with a nice look at the bird.
      I was traveling on your birthday so forgot to wish you a Happy Birthday as well. We both decided to travel during our birthday month. Happy Belated Birthday! 😊

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  3. Your Warbler photos are beautiful, Deborah! The birds are darling, especially in the first photo. I can imagine all the photos you took and would like to return to take more photos. We have robins and black-eye junco in our backyard. One laid four eggs near the ground among twigs. I think the squirrel got three of them and the bird gave up on the last egg.

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  4. Love seeing your Warblers Deborah, the first one is quite attractive and looks a little like our Yellow Robin. We do not have Warblers by name though we do have many small musical birds. We might call them Whistlers here.

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  5. Yay for you, Deborah. Sounds fantastic. That’s how I felt after we moved here.So many birds! I’d guess there are as many tanager varieties as warblers in Ohio. Looking forward to more images!

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    1. Thank you so much, Janis! I wish I could make them stop for a good photo session. LOL! I’m just very stubborn and wait n watch, wait n watch, and wait n watch hoping they pop out then I shoot like mad when they do hoping one of those frames is good.

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  7. 27 new birds to the life list, that might be a record! Absolutely love these images, and the chestnut is a beauty! I am envious, 🙂.

    I do look forward to seeing all your images.

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  9. Your foray into Ohio reminds me of my first trips into east Texas. There really are ‘different worlds’ out there, and yours was filled with wonderful finds. Like so many others, I was quite taken with the Chestnut-sided Warbler, but I’m impressed by all the warblers. I know they’re around, but I have such a hard time seeing them — good for you!

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    1. When you hear them start looking into the shrubs and tree foliage. They like to stay hidden most the time, but keep looking and you might get lucky and they pop out for a second or two to belt out a few notes.
      Of all the new Warblers I saw while in OH the Chestnut-sided was my favorite color wise, and his song is lovely too.

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    1. Thank you so much, Judy! I had to ask people near me quite often what the bird was that I was hearing or seeing since they were new to me. Thankfully, the birders there were happy to share and point out and once I learned and people asked me I did the same. That really helped me learn and retain the information.

      I noticed a lot of birders were like me and not familiar with the eastern birds and they had also like me a packet of Warbler ID pages that the Cornell Lab Bird Academy had available online. Without the people and those pages I would have been so lost and still trying to make ID’s here at home.

      😊 I think I have three new birds songs in my brain as well as a handful of new birds I know by sight.

      Have you noticed the Yellow Warbler in your garden? They were most seen Warbler during my visit to OH and I see they’re on the map for your area for breeding season which is April-August.

      They’re bright yellow with rusty vertical streaks down their chests. You’d know him.

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  14. 27 no less! Congratulations Deborah! I like the chestnut one as well. What a beauty! I also love the way you process your photo’s. So bright and sunny! And congratulations with your birthday day too!

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  20. Beautiful photos! Such adorable little creatures! I can only imagine how difficult it was to capture them. I tried taking photos of cats a couple days ago, and my goodness were they flighty. Your patience well deserves praise. I look forward to seeing more! Thank you for sharing them with us.

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  21. What a wonderful trip. They are all beautiful, Deborah. I like the photo in the middle. That guy looks streamlined and ready to move. I also like the yellow on the other two. I’m looking forward to the rest when you share them.

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    1. Thank you so much, Dan! Isn’t that Black-throated Blue lovely! He was hard to spot in the shadows but, worth waiting to see if he would pop out into the open. I only saw him a few times while there unlike the Chestnut-sided who gave us all great looks and regaled us with his morning song. 😊

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  22. It was such a thrill to see your trio of migrating warblers, Deborah. How fun to make a trip to the migration spots in May. Your photos are spectacular, especially knowing how flitty the warblers are and how difficult it is to find them hidden in the leaves. This was a treat and I look forward to more of your treasure chest.

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